What memory for Granite Bay?

[Goi]

Hi guys,
I intend to upgrade my current system to a new Granite Bay + overclocked P4(3+GHz goal) system with 2x512MB DDR-SDRAM system. Since Granite Bay motherboards only support PC2100 SDRAM, I'm wondering if there's much sense getting the ultimate best,i.e. the Corsair XMS PC3200 CL2 memory modules. I'm guessing not, and I can probably get away with a cheaper but still decent/fast memory module from Crucial/Kingston, even if I'm overclocking. I'm thinking the max I can overclock will be way less than 200MHz(probably around 166MHz) so is the Kingston PC3200 memory modules with the Winbond BH-5 chips a good choice, or will cheaper PC2700 modules from TwinMos and Kingston(with Winbond BH-6 chips) do as well? Despite the BH-5 being faster and newer, reviews I've seen seem to indicate that the older BH-6 chips will clock higher...is that the case?

Thanks!

 

[JSSheridan]

Well, the news about Intel's next core is that it will run at 800MHz FSB. If you bought the Corsair XMS PC3200 CL2 now, you could upgrade to the new core and chipset without needing to buy memory again. If you are not concerned about that an aren't looking to run faster than 166MHz FSB with Granite Bay, then I think PC2700 would be a fine choice. Good luck with the upgrade. Peace.

 

[Goi]

Well, once I get my new system up somewhere in December(when the C1 stepping P4s and GB are in greater supply) I'd be sticking with it for a while, no major upgrades to it till a bit later...so I don't think I need to worry about the 800MHz FSB. To give you a picture of how long my systems last, my current one is still running on an Abit BH6